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> Another issue, as I’ve pointed out in the past, is that these AI-generated songs are taking attention – and money – away from actual songwriters and artists

> Another issue, as I’ve pointed out in the past, is that these AI-generated songs are taking attention – and money – away from actual songwriters and artists Sorry, no, I find this all to be a bit too precious by half - I don’t think country fans have the discerning musical taste that the author somehow expects here. Attention and money is “taken” away? No, dude, people are giving their money and their attention, willingly, eagerly even, to this “ai slop.” People used to support “actual songwriters and artists” because they had no choice, there was no other source of music! Not because they thought there was something special and worthwhile about the songwriters and the artists themselves, by and large. I don’t think you have any right to be ‘infuriated’ that your romantic ideals about how people consume entertainment didn’t get born out over time as technology shifts and the market follows. The reality we’re all been shown is: most people simply do not care for authenticity, for ‘real’ or for what is true… they just want something that makes them feel the way they expect, and they aren’t interested in thinking about it any further than that. Why should this be true literally everywhere else, but not country music?

metalman 1y ago
too harsh by half even if you are correct the picture I get from your words is a population bravely huddled , and making the best of these, there last moments,chirping along to cozy lyrics,shivering, before a horrible doom befalls them. and so yes, I am not also not a fan of things that encourage nebbish behavior. though as I did go to school for sound engineering, with courses in acoustics and music theory, music business managment, etc, the inevitability of our current musical landscape's inevitability is clear, but still "infuriating"
Agraillo 1y ago
> I don’t think country fans have the discerning musical taste that the author somehow expects here I'm not sure he assumes this, the author (Aaron Ryan) also was briefly interviewed at NPR [1] where the wording is neutral And I think that's more so in country music than other genres, which have depended on computers a lot more. Country music has really prided itself on the authenticity in songwriting and in music. And there's a large segment of country music fans that don't even like things like Auto-Tune, and so I think asking country fans and artists to accept AI is a big pill to swallow for a lot of people. The mystery of who is behind it is not solved, but for another AI artist, Xania Monet, there is more information. In this CBS News fragment [2], the real author of the AI hits, Telisha "Nikki" Jones, defends herself and even shares how she actually works with Suno to create the songs. It’s interesting because, this time, the lyrics are human-originated. To me, she seems like a mix of a music manager, music producer, and co-author all in one. Probably, after her talent is recognized, the label might offer her co-authors, musicians, and others to collaborate with and create hits with real people. But without this first step, when she had to rely on her own skills and opportunities, it wouldn't have been possible. Like an example from AI-less era - without the $7,000-made "El Mariachi," there wouldn’t be Robert Rodriguez as we know him. [1] https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5604320/breaking-rust-is-a-hot-new-country-act-on-the-billboard-charts-its-powered-by-ai https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5604320/breaking-rust-i... [2] https://www.cbsnews.com/video/creator-ai-artist-speaks-amid-controversy/ https://www.cbsnews.com/video/creator-ai-artist-speaks-amid-...

metalman 1y ago

too harsh by half even if you are correct the picture I get from your words is a population bravely huddled , and making the best of these, there last moments,chirping along to cozy lyrics,shivering, before a horrible doom befalls them. and so yes, I am not also not a fan of things that encourage nebbish behavior. though as I did go to school for sound engineering, with courses in acoustics and music theory, music business managment, etc, the inevitability of our current musical landscape's inevitability is clear, but still "infuriating"

Agraillo 1y ago

> I don’t think country fans have the discerning musical taste that the author somehow expects here I'm not sure he assumes this, the author (Aaron Ryan) also was briefly interviewed at NPR [1] where the wording is neutral And I think that's more so in country music than other genres, which have depended on computers a lot more. Country music has really prided itself on the authenticity in songwriting and in music. And there's a large segment of country music fans that don't even like things like Auto-Tune, and so I think asking country fans and artists to accept AI is a big pill to swallow for a lot of people. The mystery of who is behind it is not solved, but for another AI artist, Xania Monet, there is more information. In this CBS News fragment [2], the real author of the AI hits, Telisha "Nikki" Jones, defends herself and even shares how she actually works with Suno to create the songs. It’s interesting because, this time, the lyrics are human-originated. To me, she seems like a mix of a music manager, music producer, and co-author all in one. Probably, after her talent is recognized, the label might offer her co-authors, musicians, and others to collaborate with and create hits with real people. But without this first step, when she had to rely on her own skills and opportunities, it wouldn't have been possible. Like an example from AI-less era - without the $7,000-made "El Mariachi," there wouldn’t be Robert Rodriguez as we know him. [1] https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5604320/breaking-rust-is-a-hot-new-country-act-on-the-billboard-charts-its-powered-by-ai https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5604320/breaking-rust-i... [2] https://www.cbsnews.com/video/creator-ai-artist-speaks-amid-controversy/ https://www.cbsnews.com/video/creator-ai-artist-speaks-amid-...